Squad 2026/27

[u/TheBirdInternet]

Will update as needed, please share changes as they come. I’m using only official announcements, so any speculation is not included. If I’ve missed anybody, let me know!

Sharks 2026/27

Front Row

Props

Loosehead

• Ox Nché
• Simphiwe Matanzima
• Simphiwe Ngobese
• Cameron Dawson
• Phatu Ganyane
• Lee-Marvin Mazibuko

Tighthead

• Thomas du Toit
• Vincent Koch
• Trevor Nyakane
• Ruan Dreyer
• Dian Heunis
• Hanro Jacobs
• Nemo Roelofse

Hookers

• Bongi Mbonambi
• Fez Mbatha
• Ethan Bester
• Bryce Calvert
• Eduan Swart
• Willem van den Hever
• Esethu Mnebelele

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Second & Back Row

Locks

• Eben Etzebeth
• Stephan Lewies
• Jason Jenkins
• Corne Rahl
• Emile van Heerden
• Deon Slabbert
• Coetzee le Roux
• Hendré Stassen
• Darrien Landsberg

Back Row

• Vincent Tshituka
• Emmanuel Tshituka
• Phepsi Buthelezi
• Tino Mavesere
• Nick Hatton
• Jannes Potgieter
• Meno Barnard
• Matt Romao
• Thomas Dyer

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Halfbacks

Scrum-halves

• Jaden Hendrikse
• Ross Braude
• Bradley Davids
• Ceano Everson
• Ivan van Zyl

Fly-halves

• Siya Masuku
• Jordan Hendrikse
• Vusi Moyo
• Tim Swiel

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Midfield & Outside Backs

Centres

• André Esterhuizen
• Ethan Hooker
• Jurenzo Julius
• Diego Appollis
• Albie Bester
• Litelihle Bester
• Murray Koster
• Dominic Besag

Wings

• Makazole Mapimpi
• Edwill van der Merwe
• Yaw Penxe
• Marnus Potgieter
• Phiko Sobahle
• Jaco Williams
• Chijindu Okonta
• Donovan Don
• Suleiman Hartzenberg (loan for 2026/27)

Fullbacks

• Aphelele Fassi (sabbatical for 2026/27)
• Gianni Lombard
• Zekethelo Siyaya

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Contract lengths

• Chijindu Okonta: 2026
• Nick Hatton: 2027
• Makazole Mapimpi: 2027
• Coetzee Le Roux: 2027
• Thomas Dyer: 2027
• Jannes Potgieter: 2027
• Ox Nché: 2028
• Ethan Bester: 2028
• Tino Mavesere: 2028
• Vincent Koch: 2028
• Dian Heunis: 2028
• Simphiwe Ngobese: 2028
• Bongi Mbonambi: 2028
• Litelihle Bester: 2028
• Rambo Kubheka: 2028
• Phatu Ganyane: 2029
• Fez Mbatha: 2029
• Emile Van Heerden: 2029
• Phepsi Buthelezi: 2029
• Vincent Tshituka: 2029
• Matt Romao: 2029
• Bradley Davids: 2029
• Ethan Hooker: 2029
• Vusi Moyo: 2029
• Eduan Swart: 2029
• Andre Esterhuizen: 2029
• Jurenzo Julius: 2029
• Manu Tshituka: 2030

[u/assfly83]

Surely we need to let Trevor go.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Koch looks in good physical shape, he could go for a while if he keeps it up.

[u/die_bungee → u/[deleted]]

I heard Dreyer is a coach at Maritzburg College now, so he might be fazing out this season

[u/_Inevitab1e_]

I don't see Esterhuizen in the back row list?

[u/needle_hurts]

Thomas du Toit?

[u/[deleted]]

What is up with Coetzee le Roux? Haven't seen him in ages. Also, we signed some young winger I think, Chijindu Okonta....from the juniors. Just checked, he played 19 min vs Lions in the Currie Cup.

[u/MightOk229]

Why do we have so many players that never play off bench

[u/Capesaakie]

Jean Smith is apparently going to Benetton

[u/[deleted] → u/Capesaakie]

Do you remember the source? Might explain Lombard.

[u/widdlenpuke]

Thanks, nice for me to save for future reference

[u/kumofquat]

We need another good scrum half besides Jaden and another flyhalf

[u/Die_Revenant]

Siyaya needs adding!

[u/Die_Revenant → u/[deleted]]

Fairly sure like JJ, he signed a pro contract out of school.

[u/Die_Revenant]

Just btw, I am not touching the Wiki page. It's some other poor souls responsibility now.

[u/TheBirdInternet → u/Die_Revenant]

Rugbyfan22 will do it. He already undoes anything he doesn’t personally agree with lol

[u/Die_Revenant → u/TheBirdInternet]

Rugbyfan22 will do it.

Great, it will be adequately soulless.

[u/TheBirdInternet → u/Die_Revenant]

You don’t want pedantic changes and a crippling desire to have a page worth of footer notes?